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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1957
Burdwan
Winner — 1957
BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY
CPI· Left
CPI 48.6%INC 47.4%1 others 3.9%
Votes
15,529
48.6% share
Winning margin
393
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.2%
of 67,612
Burdwan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 393 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENOY KRISHNA CHOWDHURY | 15,529 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | NARAYAN CHAUDHURY | 15,136 | 47.4% | |
| 3 | NARENDRA NATH GANGULY | 1,260 | 4.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.0% · min 0.3% · max 19.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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38th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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52nd of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
252 seats · 127 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.6%INC 47.4%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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